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PISA Results: Girls Lead in Science Exams but not in the US and not in Canada, or do they?

Wednesday, April 24th, 2013

A few weeks ago a colleague of mine shared a NY Times article with me that reported the results of PISA (International Science Assessment) broken down by gender. The paper was very interesting and if you click on the image, you will be able to access it. The authors focused on the fact that in […]

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A Very Special School Visit to a West Side Elementary School

Wednesday, April 24th, 2013

Today I had an opportunity to visit a local elementary school. This was a regular yet a very special school visit for me, as this was the school that  my own kids attended when we came to Canada. For more than 8 years I have been a member of the Scientists and Innovators in the […]

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